Canada Housing Starts

Last Release

Jun 2020

Actual

211.681 Thousand units

Forecast

220000 Thousand units

195.453 Thousand units

Frequency

Monthly

Units In

Thousand units

Next Release

Aug 11, 2020

Time to Release

30 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
291.6 Thousand units Mar 1978	90.7 Thousand units Aug 1982	186.32 Thousand units	1977 - 2020	Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation

Housing Starts refer to the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during any particular month.

Canada Housing Starts History

Last 12 readings

Indicator	Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
Building Permits	7,406,109 May 2020	6,163,827 Apr 2020	57,056 Nov 1951	9,477,516 Apr 2019	CAD Thousand	Monthly	1950 - 2020
Home Ownership Rate	66.3 Dec 2017	66.2 Dec 2016	63.9 Dec 1999	67.8 Dec 2013	%	Yearly	1997 - 2017
Housing Index	104.2 May 2020	104.1 Apr 2020	37.7 May 1983	104.2 May 2020	points	Monthly	1981 - 2020
Housing Starts	211.68 Jun 2020	195.45 May 2020	90.7 Aug 1982	291.6 Mar 1978	Thousand units	Monthly	1977 - 2020

Country	Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
Canada	211.68 Jun 2020	195.45 May 2020	90.7 Aug 1982	291.6 Mar 1978	Thousand units	Monthly	1977 - 2020
United States	974 May 2020	934 Apr 2020	478 Apr 2009	2,494 Jan 1972	Thousand units	Monthly	1959 - 2020